links-2 (aka xlinks2), versions 2.10-2.14

[keniv]

@OscarTalks
I am trying to reply from 2.12 but I cant find a way to copy and paste yet though I can mark the text. It does render the forum quite well. I was quite surprised that it shows images.It might be interesting to see how this post appears. Thanks for uploading a build for lucid. It's very good of you.I will try it and report back as to how it goes.

Regards,

Ken.
PS The preview of this post looks OK.

[musher0]

Hi keniv.

You copy and paste in links as you do from / to a terminal console: simply highlight the
text (do not use Ctl-A), then bring your cursor to the other place or window, and do a
middle-click to copy it. Shift+Insert also works for copy (instead of middle-click).

BFN.

[keniv]

@OscarTalks
Your lucid flavour of 2.14 is installed and working and I'm posting from it now. Again can I thank you for this. I'll have to spend some time to get used to it but it is supper fast. I added a set of bookmarks, that I'd kept from an old version of firefox, to /root/.links. I was able to edit and update them using links.

@musher0
Thanks for the help with copy and paste. I did not get either to work. I don't use a separate mouse with with my old laptop. It has one of the wiggle sticks in the middle of the keyboard and three buttons. When I could not get this to work I plugged in a conventional 3 button mouse but this did not work either. Likewise with Shift-Insert. I'll have to spend more time on it to get these things working.

Regards,

Ken.

[musher0]

Hi keniv.

You had me doubting, so I double-checked: highlight and middle-click works on my box.

I added a pic to my previous post.

It may be your hardware, as you say. Good luck!

BFN.

[smokey01]

Likewise with Shift-Insert. I'll have to spend more time on it to get these things working.

@keniv try the other insert key. There are usually two. One generally works.

[keniv]

@musher0 and smokey01

I've had some success with shift-ins. I can copy and paste urls into bookmarks. I can also now do it here as I just tried it with "smokey01". I'll look for a better mouse than I was using and try again. The one I was using came from the £1 shop and I'm not sure how well the centre button works. Something else I have not discovered yet is how to change the home page.
Thanks again for the help.

Ken.

[keniv]

Hello All
Have been messing about with links to get used to it. However, I have got a problem with logging into forums. I can log into the puppy forum without a problem but I am a member of some vintage electronics forums which I can't. It's not a user name or password issue. I have attached some images to show what happens. I hope they help. With puppy I go to login page, enter my user name and password, click login and I'm in (see images). I've chosen one I can't get into. Again I go to the login page and enter my user name and password. This time when I press login I get returned to the start page (again see images). It might be easier to understand if I could not login to any of the forums. I am hoping somebody will have an idea as to how I can login to these ones.

Regards,

Ken.

[musher0]

Hello all.

I finally managed to compile links-2.14 with ssl support, thanks to forum member
trapster pinching my pride , but mostly thanks to someone nick-named "dedec0"
on the LinuxQuestions forum:
https://www.linuxquestions.org/question ... 208-print/

The compiled result is available here:
http://augras.eu/puppy_linux/?dir=mushe ... 1/Internet
(Thanks to forum member augras for his usual generosity.)

Please report anything fishy about it below. TIA.

Note that this version was compiled on xenialPup-7.0.6, a 32-bit Pup, with this formula:

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./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-graphics --with-ssl=/usr --with-x

It will not work on 64-bit Pups, It should work on DPupStretch-7 but no Pup lesser than
that. However, it should work on any Puppy with a glibc version higher or equal to 2.23.

Enjoy.